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I've never roasted a chicken! But I think it's time I tried. I guess it would be much like roasting a turkey, but I would serve different vegetables from those traditionally served with turkey. And, I would try cooking the veggies under and around the chicken. I have done that with chicken thighs or breasts in the tagine, with potatoes, carrots, onions, and brussel sprouts. I'll look for a chicken on my grocery shopping trip. You all are such enablers, it's wonderful!

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I didn't use a recipe - just a standard basic bread formula of a cup of water, plus added a couple of tablespoons to get the right consistency, a couple tablespoons of olive oil, 2 cups of AP and 1 cup of WW flour, a little salt, a tablespoon of sugar. They were fine. I rarely make hot dog buns, and would usually use Moomie's bun recipe, but I was in a hurry.

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Yesterday I made hot dog buns for dinner - brats with sauteed peppers and onions.

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I made a large farfalle salad, with spinach, feta, red onion, black olives and Ranch dressing to take to BookClub tonight. A fun evening out with friends, wine, and good food before the Nor'easter moves in sometime after midnight.

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A wonderful story, Wonky. Thanks for sharing. Treasure that time with your sister.

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I posted about what I cooked for dinner on the baking forum. So here's what I baked today: breakfast cookies! with craisins, white chocolate chips, coconut, oatmeal, and maple syrup.

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Tonight we had salmon on the grill after my husband swept the fresh snow off the deck, with d'Italini salad and asparagus from the freezer.

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We had marinara from the freezer with sausage, peppers, and onions, on ziti. There are leftovers enough for another meal or two for later in the week.

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Yesterday I made two loaves of our usual oatmeal-whole wheat sandwich bread. I also made apricot scones and froze half for an upcoming trip. Then I made cornbread to go with leftover chili. Earlier in the week I made a white chocolate chip-chocolate cookie in a cast iron pan. It was OK, more like a brownie, and not the best brownie I've ever had - I won't make it again.

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Last night I cooked chicken thighs in a maple-mustard sauce, with baked potatoes and buttercup squash. Tonight I made a pork roast in the tagine, with potatoes, carrots, and onions. The flavors (cumin, coriander, cinnamon, ginger, paprika, tumeric) for the Moroccan style cooking are quite different from our usual, but very good.

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Mike, a favorite of mine is a ground turkey burger with home-made salsa or tzatziki sauce. No salt. And I eat a lot of chicken salad, made with grapes, for sandwiches in the summer. And check out Penzey's salt-free mixes; they are a good salt substitute. I happen to not like beef very much. I could never give up those favorite salty burger toppings on a beef burger, but switching in the turkey makes it easy. It sounds like you're doing a great job giving up your salt and getting results.

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I made a huge pot of chili for my husband to take tomorrow to share with the guys running an ice fishing derby on a nearby lake. It will go well with the bacon-cheddar scones and maple cookies I also made for them.

Joan, please tell your husband I send best wishes for a wonderful day and many more to come. I love Taco Salad too!

Italiancook, would you please share your recipe for cauliflower pasta soup? I froze 6 heads of cauliflower last fall, so am always eager to find new ways to use it up. Thanks.

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Today I baked Maple-Coconut cookies and Bacon-Cheddar scones. I'm experimenting with the cookies, and this time I doubled the recipe. I lost a little of the chewiness that I love. Next time, I'll try subbing oatmeal for the coconut, and make the original batch-size, which made 26 2" cookies.

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Skeptic, that Winter Pie sounds interesting, especially made with a pizza crust. I like the idea of a "bready" crust rather than a "flaky" crust. I think it would be good with asparagus instead of cabbage, which is not one of my most favorite cooked veggies.

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I have that robot!! He loads and unloads the dishwasher. Sometimes he puts clean things in the weirdest places. He sometimes wipes the counters. He rarely does pots and pans. I've been trying to reprogram him for almost 50 years - no luck so far. But he's a keeper!!

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